United Parthenon
Welcome to the United Parthenon, a web-based initiative aiming to contribute to the campaign for the restoration of the Parthenon Sculptures Greek sculptures…
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Historical Facts
Historical Facts I. History & Facts about the Parthenon Wikipedia page - Parthenon Hellenic Ministry of Culture | Acropolis of Athens UNESCO World Heritage Site Virtual Tour of the Parthenon Mary Beard (2003), The Parthenon, Harvard University Press, ISBN: 9780674010857 Susan Woodford (1981), The… Read more
15 years without Melina Mercouri
March 6, 2009. Fifteen years have been passed without Melina Mercouri. Melina died in 1994 at the Memorial Hospital of New York, at the age of 73, from lung cancer. When her body returned to her beloved country, she was buried at the First Cemetery of Athens, with honours equivalent to that of a Head… Read more
Acropolis opens to public (ANA)
ATHENS NEWS AGENCY, 18/3/2009. Culture Ministry's employees on Thursday cancelled their 24-hour strike and opened the archaelogical site of the Acropolis for visitors, in an act of good will after reassurances by Culture Minister Antonis Samaras for resolving the problem of paying contract staff working… Read more
Britain must rethink the case of Parthenon Marbles Restitution…
By Nicolas Mottas. It was in 1801 when the then British ambassador in Constantinople, Thomas Bruce (the known as Lord Elgin), obtained a firman from the Ottoman authorities taking permission to remove sculptures from the Athens' Parthenon. Two centuries later - in fact 207 years later - the British… Read more
The New Acropolis Museum: A home fit for the Elgin Marbles?
The soon-to-open museum for the Acropolis sculptures looks fantastic. But will it convince the British Museum to send the Parthenon frieze home? by Charlotte Higgins. Last night the president, Dimitrios Pandermalis, and the architect, Bernard Tschumi, of the New Acropolis Museum in Athens were in… Read more
Action!
Take Action! Send a Letter Write your own letter regarding the Restoration of the Parthenon Marbles, or sign the letter below and send it to the British Museum, to the British Ministry of Culture as well as to the British Media: Dear Sir/Madam, "You must understand what the Parthenon Marbles… Read more
Who owns antiquity?
A. SRIVATHSAN The world of antiquities is a murky and complex one where ownership is a contested space. Many Indian sculptures (and pieces of architecture) of immense historical value are still languishing in Western museums. In this context, it was naïve to expect Gandhi’s memorabilia to be returned… Read more
New Acropolis Museum ready for Marbles - CNN
It's an incongruous sight: a super-modern, glass-walled building set at the foot of the ancient Acropolis. But while the New Acropolis Museum, designed by New York-based architect Bernard Tschumi, may appear to defy Athens's great history, it is, in fact, the city's most ambitious attempt to reclaim… Read more
The New Acropolis Museum: A dialogue with antiquity
By Nicolai Ouroussoff, ATHENS: No sane architect, one can assume, would want to invite comparisons between his building and the Parthenon. So it comes as little surprise that the New Acropolis Museum, which stands at the foot of one of the great achievements of human history, is a quiet work, especially… Read more
Acropolis now - The Guardian comments on Athens' brand new museum…
Athens's new museum is spectacular, even without its star exhibits. Kevin Rushby gets a sneak preview. by Kevin Rushby. Walking through bright sunshine and crowds of tourists in an Athenian street, I glanced down and read the publicity blurb in my hand. The story was there, contained in just a few… Read more
Contact
Contact - Email Nicolas Mottas, on behalf of the United Parthenon parthenon@inbox.com… Read more
New Acropolis Museum
New Acropolis Museum The New Acropolis Museum ( Νέο Μουσείο Ακρόπολης ) is located in the historical area of Makriyianni, south East of the Rock of the Acropolis. Only 300 meters from the Acropolis and approximately 2 kilometres from Syntagma Square. The Museum is directly linked to the Athens Metro… Read more
Returning the Parthenon Marbles to Athens - E.G. Whitlam
A Presentation by the Hon. E.G. Whitlam, former Prime Minister of Australia, delivered to the Art and Law Society, December 8, 2001. I come from Britain's largest colony in the antipodes. I thank you very much for inviting me from the New World to redress the balance of the Old. In this first year… Read more
Historical Backround
Historical Backround I. History & Facts about the Parthenon Wikipedia page - Parthenon Hellenic Ministry of Culture | Acropolis of Athens UNESCO World Heritage Site Virtual Tour of the Parthenon Mary Beard (2003), The Parthenon , Harvard University Press, ISBN: 9780674010857 Susan Woodford (1981… Read more
Website launched
Our new website has been launched today. Tell your visitors why you have started a new presentation and how it benefits them. Mention your goals and project advantages. Try to briefly give your visitors reasons why they should return to your pages.… Read more
Restore the Parthenon Marbles - by Nicolas Mottas
By Nicolas Mottas. "We say to British goverment: you have kept those sculptures for almost two centuries. You have cared for them as well as you could, for which we thank you. But now, in the name of fairness and morality, please give them back. I sincerely believe that such a gesture from Great… Read more
Melina Mercouri
Melina Mercouri Biography Melina Mercouri is one of the great women figures of Greece in the 20th century. A many-sided and vibrant personality, she played a leading role in the struggle against the Colonel's Junta in 1967 - 1974 and was a great theatre and film actress of international fame. The parts… Read more
Parthenon marbles back for Greek Games - by Jon Ungoed-Thomas…
By Jon Ungoed-Thomas. THE British Museum has held undisclosed talks with the Greek Government over a proposal to return the Elgin Marbles to Athens for next year's Olympic Games. The museum has confirmed it had talked with the Greeks about lending the marbles, despite repeatedly stating they would remain… Read more
Visitors notice
Let your visitors know about news and events on your website as often as possible. You need to keep your website up-to-date so that your visitors will get used to visiting your pages regularly. You can use RSS feeds to deliver new articles directly to your readers.… Read more
Prominent Supporters
Prominent Supporters The following celebrities had/have expressed publicly their support to the campaign for the Restitution of the Parthenon Sculptures: Jules Dassin (1911-2008), American Film Director, husband of Melina Mercouri. Sir Peter Ustinov (1921-2004), British Actor and Writer Sir Sean Connery… Read more
MPs Pushing Elgin's Marbles Back To Greece - Sky News
by Alastair Bruce. Two MPs championing the return of the Elgin Marbles to Greece this year, to mark the opening of a new museum at the ancient Acropolis in Athens, have sent letters out this week to all their fellow legislators recruiting Parliamentary support. My interest in this is because the marbles… Read more
China tries to halt Yves Saint Laurent art sale - Times Online…
Son and Father. The 'glorious' actions of the Eight Seven of Earl in China, quite similar to those of his father (Lord Elgin) in Greece. by Charles Bremner in Paris and Jane Macartney in Beijing. China is trying to block the sale in Paris of two 18th-century bronze animal heads from the collection of… Read more
Eight Reasons: Why the Parthenon Sculptures must be returned…
by Nicolas Mottas. The date has been announced. On June 20th, the New Acropolis Museum of Athens will be inaugurated, opening its gates to the public. Crouching at the foot of the Acropolis rock, the brand new Museum is consisting the forefront of Greece's continual effort for the restoration of the… Read more
Acropolis workers strike shuts down monument (AP)
ATHENS, GREECE (AP): Tourists who came to Athens on Thursday to see the Acropolis — one of Europe's most famous cultural sites — found themselves met at the gate by striking guards explaining why they had shut the place down. The antiquities sites guards, who are temporary contract workers, are demanding… Read more
First blog
Our new blog has been launched today. Stay focused on it and we will try to keep you informed. You can read new posts on this blog via the RSS feed.… Read more
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